Chapter 4:
This just wasn't possible! After three years he had finally found her again, only to loose her. Mamoru drove as quickly as he could fighting back the tears that threatened to hinder his driving.
Pulling his car in at the police station, Mamoru leaned into this seat taking a moment to compose himself. Because if he showed his emotions too much, he could get removed from the case. That was something he didn't want. Mamoru would find Usagi's killer, if it was the last thing he did.
Feeling ready to face the crowd Mamoru got out of his car and made his way into the precinct with only one destination in mind.
Mamoru glanced at the sign on the door 'Capt. Hino' staring back at him in bright white letters. Knocking he waited for the response from the other side before going in.
"Mamoru!" The woman behind the desk stood, her long raven hair falling around her shoulders. "What a pleasant surprise."
"Not so pleasant Rei." Mamoru walked completely into the room shutting the door behind him. "You know the case you assigned me to?"
"Yeah the shooting over in Shinjuku. What about it?" Rei sat back down resting her elbows on the desk.
"I thought you should hear it from me, but there was a single death in the incident..."
"I'm sorry to hear that, unfortunatly that comes with the territory." Rei interrupted.
"I wasn't finished!" Mamoru snapped. With a shake of his head he looked back at Rei. "I'm sorry. The Vic is someone I'm sure you'll recognize. It was Usagi."
Rei stood her chair falling from the force. "USAGI!?" Rei turned away when tears started to form in her eyes. "No, you're mistaken, it isn't Usagi."
"It's her Rei, I'm the one that made the ID."
"But." Rei was thankful that there was a desk between her and Mamoru, because it made it a lot easier to hide her tears as she bent over to pick up her chair. Even though it had been three years since she last spoke to Usagi she still loved her like a sister.
"Tell me Rei, what do you know about Usagi now? Did she say anything to you before you deserted her three years ago?" Mamoru didn't want to sound accusing but the anger in him was now beginning to rise.
"Desert her?! Wait a minute how did you know we haven't talked in that long?" Rei turned around in confusion.
"Because she told me Rei! She said neither you nor the others talked to her in three years." Mamoru waved a hand in anger. "All five of you were such great friends, you hardly ever saw one of you without the other four. What happened to you guys?"
"Usagi started backing off. Closing up." Rei sat back down expecting him to sit, but when he didn't she continued. "It startled all of us, one minute she was the old Usagi the next she would stop hanging out with us and wouldn't take our calls. When she was around she would never talk."
"Did you ever think to ask her what was bothering her?"
"If it was that simple Mamoru we would know why she gave up on us."
"She didn't give up on you, she gave up on herself." Mamoru turned away from Rei. "Do you know she has two children she left behind? Twins?"
"No I."
"Chibi-Usa and Endy. They are almost three years old."
"Three years? But she wasn't seeing anyone then."
Mamoru turned and leaned against her desk. "No Rei, she wasn't, and besides me today she STILL wasn't!"
"Then whose are they?"
"Rei." A tear fell from Mamoru's eyes as he looked down. "Usagi was attacked walking home one day and."
"No! Don't say it Mamoru! Please don't say it!"
Mamoru just looked into Rei's tear filled eyes and she knew.
"Then that's why.GOD if only I had known I would have gotten her to talk about it"
"I was the first she told. I mean I guess her mom would know, but you know Usagi. She can keep a secret from anyone of it suits her."
"Wait a minute Mamoru, when did Usagi tell you all this?"
"I was with her less then an hour before the shooting. I bumped into her at Motoki's so I walked her home." Mamoru sat down barrying his head in his hands. "Why did I leave?"
"Mamoru, it's not your fault."
"If I would have stayed just 10-15 minutes longer, I probably wouldn't be sitting here!"
Mamoru's fingers curled through his hair. "She and I were going to go out to dinner." Remembering the diaries in his pocket he pulled them out gently rubbing his fingers along the spine. "And after all this time I have learned how she truly felt about me, only it's to late."
Realizing he was babbling Mamoru looked up at Rei. "Anyway I figured I should have been the one to tell you. Give you a chance to call the girls."
"Mamoru, I really don't think you should take this case."
"No I'm fine, I just didn't have the chance to let it sink in before." Carefully he ran his fingers along the dairies. "Anyway I should go and read these. They may give us a lead."
"Good idea. And there is no reason you should have to do it here. Why don't you take the rest of the night off."
"Thank you." Mamoru stood and left without another word.
This just wasn't possible! After three years he had finally found her again, only to loose her. Mamoru drove as quickly as he could fighting back the tears that threatened to hinder his driving.
Pulling his car in at the police station, Mamoru leaned into this seat taking a moment to compose himself. Because if he showed his emotions too much, he could get removed from the case. That was something he didn't want. Mamoru would find Usagi's killer, if it was the last thing he did.
Feeling ready to face the crowd Mamoru got out of his car and made his way into the precinct with only one destination in mind.
Mamoru glanced at the sign on the door 'Capt. Hino' staring back at him in bright white letters. Knocking he waited for the response from the other side before going in.
"Mamoru!" The woman behind the desk stood, her long raven hair falling around her shoulders. "What a pleasant surprise."
"Not so pleasant Rei." Mamoru walked completely into the room shutting the door behind him. "You know the case you assigned me to?"
"Yeah the shooting over in Shinjuku. What about it?" Rei sat back down resting her elbows on the desk.
"I thought you should hear it from me, but there was a single death in the incident..."
"I'm sorry to hear that, unfortunatly that comes with the territory." Rei interrupted.
"I wasn't finished!" Mamoru snapped. With a shake of his head he looked back at Rei. "I'm sorry. The Vic is someone I'm sure you'll recognize. It was Usagi."
Rei stood her chair falling from the force. "USAGI!?" Rei turned away when tears started to form in her eyes. "No, you're mistaken, it isn't Usagi."
"It's her Rei, I'm the one that made the ID."
"But." Rei was thankful that there was a desk between her and Mamoru, because it made it a lot easier to hide her tears as she bent over to pick up her chair. Even though it had been three years since she last spoke to Usagi she still loved her like a sister.
"Tell me Rei, what do you know about Usagi now? Did she say anything to you before you deserted her three years ago?" Mamoru didn't want to sound accusing but the anger in him was now beginning to rise.
"Desert her?! Wait a minute how did you know we haven't talked in that long?" Rei turned around in confusion.
"Because she told me Rei! She said neither you nor the others talked to her in three years." Mamoru waved a hand in anger. "All five of you were such great friends, you hardly ever saw one of you without the other four. What happened to you guys?"
"Usagi started backing off. Closing up." Rei sat back down expecting him to sit, but when he didn't she continued. "It startled all of us, one minute she was the old Usagi the next she would stop hanging out with us and wouldn't take our calls. When she was around she would never talk."
"Did you ever think to ask her what was bothering her?"
"If it was that simple Mamoru we would know why she gave up on us."
"She didn't give up on you, she gave up on herself." Mamoru turned away from Rei. "Do you know she has two children she left behind? Twins?"
"No I."
"Chibi-Usa and Endy. They are almost three years old."
"Three years? But she wasn't seeing anyone then."
Mamoru turned and leaned against her desk. "No Rei, she wasn't, and besides me today she STILL wasn't!"
"Then whose are they?"
"Rei." A tear fell from Mamoru's eyes as he looked down. "Usagi was attacked walking home one day and."
"No! Don't say it Mamoru! Please don't say it!"
Mamoru just looked into Rei's tear filled eyes and she knew.
"Then that's why.GOD if only I had known I would have gotten her to talk about it"
"I was the first she told. I mean I guess her mom would know, but you know Usagi. She can keep a secret from anyone of it suits her."
"Wait a minute Mamoru, when did Usagi tell you all this?"
"I was with her less then an hour before the shooting. I bumped into her at Motoki's so I walked her home." Mamoru sat down barrying his head in his hands. "Why did I leave?"
"Mamoru, it's not your fault."
"If I would have stayed just 10-15 minutes longer, I probably wouldn't be sitting here!"
Mamoru's fingers curled through his hair. "She and I were going to go out to dinner." Remembering the diaries in his pocket he pulled them out gently rubbing his fingers along the spine. "And after all this time I have learned how she truly felt about me, only it's to late."
Realizing he was babbling Mamoru looked up at Rei. "Anyway I figured I should have been the one to tell you. Give you a chance to call the girls."
"Mamoru, I really don't think you should take this case."
"No I'm fine, I just didn't have the chance to let it sink in before." Carefully he ran his fingers along the dairies. "Anyway I should go and read these. They may give us a lead."
"Good idea. And there is no reason you should have to do it here. Why don't you take the rest of the night off."
"Thank you." Mamoru stood and left without another word.